The Spy

Chapter 257: Peeling off the cocoon
Mr. Chen looked at his son. He didn't expect that his son had the same opinion as him.

Although his reason told him that the situation Xu Qingyun described was very likely to occur, Mr. Chen, who had Chinese blood in his veins, did not want to see it happen.

If what Xu Qingyun said were to happen, the land of China would surely be engulfed in war, and it would be a huge war, which would cause devastation to countless people.

"I'm tired, you go to your room first."

Mr. Chen did not say much. It seems that he needs to consider many aspects. At least he cannot just think about future wars. If a war really breaks out, how can they, the overseas Chinese, help their motherland?

It was not easy for China to eliminate the imperial system and become the current Republic of China.

The rare peace we now have must be maintained.

"Dad, I'm going back first."

Chen Changcun nodded, pushed the door open and left, then closed it again. There were his father's bodyguards at the door and guards sent by the old man outside, so he had no worries about safety.

"Director, today the Xu Qingyun brothers went to see Mr. Chen. They talked for more than an hour, and Mr. Chen's youngest son, Chen Changcun, saw them off."

Military Intelligence Department, Secretary Qi said carefully to the director, he knew that the director was very concerned about this matter and had been paying attention to them.

It is easy to find out their whereabouts, and the Military Intelligence Department has also sent people to protect them nearby.

They were spies, whose main task was to prevent assassinations and focus on guarding against the Japanese.

Mr. Chen and his colleagues can play a very important role. Some international purchases are achieved through their mediation. This time, Mr. Chen said that he would find an opportunity to help the Kuomintang purchase aircraft to expand the strength of the Kuomintang Air Force.

The old man attaches great importance to the Air Force and has been training pilots. With enough pilots and planes, and sufficient air superiority, even if their weapons and equipment and naval strength cannot match that of the Japanese, they will still be able to fight.

Unfortunately, due to insufficient funds, there are not enough planes. Mr. Chen has promised him that he will help him raise enough money to buy the necessary planes.

"More than an hour, that's not a short time."

The director smiled and said that the better the relationship between the Xu brothers and the Chen family, the more beneficial it would be for him.

"Should we ask Xu Qingyun what they talked about?"

Secretary Qi asked quietly, and the director immediately shook his head: "No, just let it go."

The director was not very interested in what they said. Mr. Chen was not in the country, but mainly abroad. It was enough for him to know that the old man attached great importance to Mr. Chen.

"Yes."

Secretary Qi lowered his head and replied that he had only mentioned it briefly, and since the director was not interested, the topic would not be brought up again.

Mr. Chen left Nanjing, and Xu Qingyun had some rare free time, so he went to Shanghai.

Four stores have been opened in Shanghai, two each in the French Concession and the International Settlement.

They have the strongest momentum of development and are now a famous luxury goods store in Shanghai. Their sulfa drugs, in particular, are in short supply. Many Green Gang bosses have come to them and want to buy their sulfa drugs.

Xu Qingyun's store opened the latest, but it is already the largest.

"Young Master."

Ma Xiangshun and Xu Fuzhong stood in front of Xu Qingyun. Xu Fuzhong held the account book in his hand, ready to report the expenses.

Xu Qingyun trusted the two men very much. They were members of the Xu family. In ancient times, they were loyal servants and death warriors of the family. All families that had been passed down for hundreds of years had such people.

Besides, their wives and children are all in Xu's family, so they dare not do anything.

"We currently have three shipments a month. We have been purchasing from the US. The bank has been cooperating very well with us. We sold them in the second half of the year..."

Xu Fuzhong was unhappy, mainly because of the past year's performance. There were only a dozen days left until the Chinese New Year, during which time their shop would be closed.

The best business time is before the New Year.

Their goods are often sold out now, and they will have to increase the quantity in the future.

“After accepting the fiat currency, we raised the price a bit…”

After the legal tender was issued, it could also be used in the concessions, but it was not as useful as the silver dollar. No matter what the Kuomintang’s policies were, the concessions would never refuse silver dollars.

However, one dollar can be used as 1.2 yuan of legal tender.

The dollar is a silver coin and is inherently a good way to maintain its value. Although the legal tender is not bad, it is still impossible to be completely equal to the dollar.

An item that can be bought with ten dollars in silver would cost twelve dollars in legal tender.

This is not only the case in the Shanghai Concession, but also in the concessions in Tianjin, Wuhan and other places.

"You've done a great job. I'll take some time off during the New Year. Brother Xiangshun will go home first to celebrate the New Year. After Brother Xiangshun comes back, Brother Fuzhong can go back later."

They cannot close during the Chinese New Year because foreigners do not take New Year holidays. Shops in the concession will not close, and at most they will close early on New Year's Eve.

If the shop is to remain open, the two cannot leave together and one of them must stay behind.

Ma Xiangshun is older and has many children, so Xu Fuzhong asked him to go back home to celebrate the New Year. When he comes back, Xu Fuzhong will go home to visit.

"Thank you, young master. We are fine."

Xu Fuzhong responded quickly. In just less than a year, the turnover passing through their hands reached millions. The young master's business was really profitable.

The business of these stores of the young master has surpassed the old stores in his family which have been in business for hundreds of years. Even the business of several old stores combined does not earn as much as the young master.

However, in terms of accumulation, the Xu family's accumulation over hundreds of years is still very rich. Even if some of it was spent before, there is still a lot left now.

Especially the land, the Xu family is the largest landlord in the local area, and the county magistrate has to give them face.

"Brother Xiangshun, in a few years you can go directly to Nanjing and return with us."

In Nanjing, Xu Qingshi has already started large-scale purchases. Xu Qingyun is also going to bring a batch of things back from his visit to Shanghai this time. He will take whatever is available in the store and buy what is not available there.

This time, the two brothers are going home to celebrate the New Year together. They want to bring enough New Year's goods to let their family see that they are doing well outside.

This family member does not mean someone from the Xu family, but someone from the same hometown, county or neighboring county.

Tell them that even though the Xu family does not have as many male descendants as before, it is still prosperous.

As long as their brothers are around, the Xu family will not fall. No one should even think about taking over the Xu family. You cannot afford the consequences.

Face is particularly important for many large families in this era.

The reason why the Xu Qingyun brothers went back was to gain enough face. After all, both of them had done well this year.

"Yes."

Ma Xiangshun agreed that of course he would be willing to go home. After all, he had been out for so long, and it would be a lie to say that he didn't miss home.

On the third day, Xu Qingyun returned to Nanjing with two trucks and thirty guards. These guards would receive triple salary during the Chinese New Year, and would also receive a big red envelope.

They had to escort the goods back to Xu's house and stay there during the New Year.

Most of the people there are Westerners. They don't have the custom of celebrating the New Year, but they are naturally happy to go on a business trip with triple salary and red envelopes.

Xu Qingyun prepared two trucks of goods, and Xu Qingshi also prepared two trucks.

Having been the branch director for such a long time and being the one with the best money, even if he doesn't try hard to make money, he can still get a lot of donations every year. He can definitely afford this money.

"Qingyun, are you free?"

The next day after Xu Qingyun returned, Miao Feng called him.

He came back to report on his work. He had already met the director and given all the gifts he should have given.

After Miao Feng went to Hangzhou, he didn't make much contribution, but he didn't make any mistakes either. He was able to defend Hangzhou well for the time being. When he came back this time and learned that Xu Qingyun was also in Nanjing, he wanted to find him for advice.

"I'm at home when I'm free. Stationmaster Miao, you can just come over."

Xu Qingyun invited Miao Feng to his home. As for the purpose of Miao Feng looking for him, Xu Qingyun could already guess it.

"Stationmaster Xu, thank you for your reminder last time. We found a suspect in Hangzhou."

When he came to Xu Qingyun, Miao Feng first said that the Army Intelligence Department had evacuated their intelligence personnel. Anyone who suddenly left the unit would be suspected. There wouldn't be too many such people, and they would be found if they checked all the units.

"Have you confirmed your identity?" Xu Qingyun asked
"It's confirmed. It must be a Japanese spy."

It is very simple to confirm their identity, just check whether they are real, no matter where their hometown is. Unless the whole family lives in the wilderness, it is impossible that no one knows them.

The Hangzhou station found out that his identity was forged and confirmed that he was a Japanese spy from the Army Intelligence Department.

"Stationmaster Miao, keep an eye on the people first. Don't be anxious. If you have time, check on other people who suddenly left recently."

This is what Wuhan and Nanjing are doing. Expanding the scope will be more troublesome, but finding a Japanese spy will be a victory.

These Japanese spies will either never come back, or if they do, they will definitely make great contributions in the future.

It is not easy for the Japanese to hide, so Xu Qingyun will ask them to make sure that Yamashita Takeshi has not confessed. If that doesn't work, find an opportunity to publicly execute Yamashita Takeshi, so that the Army Intelligence Department may allow these undercover personnel to return.

They used all kinds of excuses, and the Spring Festival happened to be one of them.

"Okay, I'll arrange for them to do it right away."

Miao Feng is the stationmaster and will not investigate the case personally. He came to Xu Qingyun to ask what to do next.

As long as he has a direction, it will be fine. If he can catch the Japanese spy, he will also be proud of it. At least he has made achievements in Hangzhou.

After Miao Feng, it was Wu Shaoshu.

Wu Shaoshu was the one who came to see Xu Qingyun in the evening. He had a different relationship with Xu Qingyun. Although he, like Miao Feng, had been Xu Qingyun's superior, Xu Qingyun made his fortune in Tianjin.

If Xu Zhanjie had not taken the lead, Xu Qingyun would most likely have become Wu Shaoshu's man.

Wu Shaoshu and Miao Feng have the same goal, which is to learn from others. Chu Zuo has already clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with them. He doesn't say that they can do as well as Wuhan Station, but at least it can't be too far behind.

We must catch the real Japanese spy next year.

In fact, the Tianjin Station is not bad. Xu Qingyun caught a lot of people there, and almost all of the undercover agents of the Special High Section were caught by them. With this achievement, it is much better than other stations.

Virgo didn't put too much pressure on him.

In addition to learning from others, it also serves the purpose of maintaining relationships.

Everyone can see that Xu Qingyun has a better future prospect, and building good relationships now will not do any harm in the future.

Xu Qingyun became busy again.

Basically, we received the station chiefs of each station. All the station chiefs visited a deputy station chief at the same time, which was the first time in the Military Intelligence Department.

Seven days before the Chinese New Year, Xu Qingyun finally set out and left Nanjing.

The convoy of four trucks and four cars traveled directly overland, crossing Jiangsu and Shandong and returning to their hometown.

Shortly after Xu Qingyun left Nanjing, Secretary Huang arrived at the dock.

The only people who came were him and Xiao Wu. They came today to pick up someone, a very important person. Except for him, no one else knew that an important person was coming today.

His identity is too important to be leaked out. If someone from the Party Affairs Investigation Office finds out, they will definitely find him even if they have to blockade the entire city.

"Secretary Huang, follow me."

As he was waiting, a man suddenly came up to him and whispered something. Secretary Huang was stunned for a moment and immediately followed him out.

Not long after, he saw a man with a suitcase beside him at the entrance of an alley.

"Secretary Huang, long time no see."

When the man saw him, he immediately smiled and said to him, the two did not shake hands. Although there was no one around at the moment, someone might pass by at any time, and if they were noticed, their identities would likely be exposed.

"Comrade Ke Gong, long time no see."

Secretary Huang was very excited and nodded to the man in front of him. Mr. Ke was the head of our party's intelligence front. He had traveled 25,000 miles with the organization. Not long after the situation in northern Shaanxi was stabilized, he immediately came out to cheer up the comrades lurking in various places.

By the way, learn more about the situation of local comrades over the past year.

Having lost contact with the organization for so long, one can imagine how difficult it has been for them over the past year.

"Let's go to the safe house first."

This is not a place to chat. In order to receive Mr. Ke, Secretary Huang specially found a safe house. Mr. Ke will be in Nanjing for a short time and will leave tomorrow. He only has one day to report to Mr. Ke.

Inside the safe house, Secretary Huang gave a detailed account of Nanjing’s work over the past year.

Secretary Huang and his colleagues were indeed at a loss when they could not contact the organization at first. However, their firm belief urged them at all times. Even if they had lost contact and even if there were only them, they had to do all the work that needed to be done.

"I know the kite Lu Hanping you mentioned. He is an outstanding comrade of ours."

Speaking of Lu Hanping's sacrifice, Mr. Ke sighed. Lu Hanping had encountered danger before, and later he managed to hide alone with great difficulty, but he did not expect to be discovered in Nanjing.

"We didn't know about Comrade Lu Hanping's existence. How did the Party Affairs Investigation Office know about him? Did a traitor run into him on the street?"

Secretary Huang took the initiative to ask, Lu Hanping’s sacrifice was a great regret for them, and he still didn’t know how Lu Hanping was exposed.

"It's possible, but it's very low."

Mr. Ke shook his head and continued, "In order to contact you, he took the risk to go to the Shanghai Concession and found a businessman who had a good relationship with us. The identity of that businessman had long been known to the Party Affairs Investigation Office. It is very likely that when he went there, he was discovered by people in Shanghai, and the spies knew of his existence."

"Mr. Ke, if they were discovered in Shanghai, why didn't they take action in Shanghai?" Secretary Huang asked proactively. Shanghai has a branch of the Party Affairs Investigation Office, and it was the Party Affairs Investigation Office headquarters, not people from Shanghai, who took action against Lu Hanping.

If it was really discovered by people in Shanghai, they would not have allowed Lu Hanping to come to Nanjing. They would have taken action long ago. Once he arrived in Nanjing, he no longer belonged to the Shanghai station.

"After you reported this situation, I carefully calculated that Lu Hanping was looking for the organization and wanted to restore contact. He would not stay in Shanghai after finishing his work. It is very likely that after the spies found out, he went straight back to Nanjing."

As expected of Mr. Ke, he unravels the mystery and restores the truth of the matter.

"What you said makes sense, it is true, but unfortunately we took it too seriously. If we had recognized him earlier, we might have been able to rescue him."

Secretary Huang sighed, while Mr. Ke shook his head: "You did the right thing. We must not be careless at any time. Comrade Lu Hanping was an accident. No one wants this result, but the screening work must be done."

The organization has learned many bloody lessons and cannot change its approach just because Comrade Lu Hanping died.

The existing way must be preserved.

"I understand, Mr. Ke, who do you think will be the kite later?"

"I have asked all the comrades, and the code name Feng Zheng was only used by Comrade Lu Hanping. Comrade Lu Hanping has been confirmed dead. It is not possible to determine who this Feng Zheng is for the time being, but I have already asked Comrade Nie Fenglin about his situation."

Mr. Ke shook his head slightly. The kite that appeared later was not in their files.

There are many possibilities for this situation, and Mr. Ke has not made any judgment yet.

"How is Comrade Nie Fenglin now?"

Secretary Huang immediately asked, Nie Fenglin was the comrade they cooperated in rescuing, and all the comrades who were able to not betray the organization under the severe torture of the spies from the Party Affairs Investigation Office were heroes.

"He is doing well. He has joined the guerrillas and is now an instructor of the guerrillas in northern Anhui."

Mr. Ke smiled and replied that after the organization settled in northern Shaanxi, Mr. Ke did a lot of work. Not only in Nanjing, but underground organizations all over the country were restoring contact with their hometown. He was investigating not only Lu Hanping and Nie Fenglin.

But Mr. Ke did everything personally, and he made serious analysis and investigation on all the situations reported by Nanjing.

"Instructor?" Secretary Huang was slightly stunned. They had previously judged that Comrade Nie Fenglin had an unusual identity and was likely a leader of our party. It was not convenient for him to reveal his true identity. How could such a person be the instructor of the guerrillas?
"Your guess is wrong. Comrade Nie Fenglin originally worked for the guerrillas. Under the persecution of the Kuomintang, he was separated from the guerrillas and lived on his own in the county town. He was reported by someone and arrested by the secret agents. He did not know any important intelligence."

Mr. Ke smiled and said that after he found Nie Fenglin, he specifically asked his comrades to ask Nie Fenglin. The secret agents did torture him severely, but did not take him seriously at first. Later, they suddenly sent him to the hospital and promised him a high position and generous salary. They were even willing to help Nie Fenglin to provide relief to the victims.

As for why the spy did this, Nie Fenglin was also confused.

"That shouldn't be the case. If Nie Fenglin was just an ordinary guerrilla comrade, the Party Affairs Investigation Office wouldn't have paid so much attention to him, and later even took him away from the hospital."

Secretary Huang frowned. He absolutely believed what Mr. Ke said, but this meant that there was no reasonable explanation for the previous situation.

"Based on the information you provided, I suspect that after Comrade Feng Zheng knew that Nie Fenglin had been arrested, he deliberately used some method to deceive the people in the Party Affairs Investigation Office, making them mistakenly believe that Nie Fenglin was important, and used this as an excuse to transfer Nie Fenglin to the hospital."

"Later, he created chaos in the hospital and asked you to help him. This can confirm this. There is a problem here. Is the gang fight and the actions of the Military Intelligence Department related to him? I have carefully calculated all the circumstances. The gang fight was most likely instigated by Comrade Feng Zheng, but the Military Intelligence Department was an accident."

Mr. Ke spoke slowly, saying that Nanjing had once reported the details of the situation, and Mr. Ke had used the known clues to make many inferences.

In the end, he was basically certain that Feng Kite was involved in the gang fight.

But the Military Intelligence Department was arresting Japanese spies at the time, and Nanjing had reported this. A fight between two spy organizations was no small matter, as there were so many people at the scene. Secretary Huang and his team investigated the situation and found that there were indeed Japanese spies who went to obtain intelligence. Later, the Military Intelligence Department even captured one in the hospital.

There are too many uncertainties in the way Japanese spies obtain intelligence. Unless Feng Kite can know the identities of these spies in advance and control the time when they obtain intelligence, he can arrange all this.

This is so difficult that almost no one can do it.

Moreover, if Feng Kite knew the identity of the Japanese spy, he would never let the spy escape. Even if it was to save his comrades, he would ensure that the Japanese spy was caught. After all, the Japanese were also their enemies, especially the Japanese agents, who must be eliminated.

So in the end he concluded that the appearance of the Military Intelligence Department was purely coincidental, which could be seen from the layout of the hospital.

Initially, Feng Kite wanted their comrades to meet them at the hospital and force out the spies from the Party Affairs Investigation Office. However, due to the appearance of the Military Intelligence Office, the two comrades were not activated and left the hospital safely.

"Did Feng Kite instigate the gang fight?"

Secretary Huang was stunned. These two gangs were both very powerful. Who were Feng Zheng that could make such a big fuss?
"Yes, the possibility is very high. Comrade Feng Zheng is definitely not an ordinary person. Since he has not recognized you, don't worry. We must protect any comrades on the secret line, even those we don't know."

Mr. Ke nodded slightly. In fact, he suspected that Feng Zheng was the person Lu Hanping developed during the period when he lost contact, and did not recognize them for other reasons.

If this is true, Comrade Lu Hanping is great. Although he died, the legacy lives on.

As long as the tradition continues, the kite belonging to Lu Hanping will always exist.

"Now let's talk about Xu Qingyun from the Military Intelligence Department."

Mr. Ke suddenly changed the subject. He said that he had several important tasks to do during his visit to Nanjing. The first was to understand the current situation in Nanjing in detail. Secretary Huang had just made a report.

The second issue is about Comrade Feng Zheng. We need to reassure the comrades in Nanjing for the time being and let them continue to cooperate with Feng Zheng if needed in the future.

What happened last time proves that Feng Kite is indeed on their side.

The next one is Xu Qingyun.

Not only Nanjing, but Wuhan also made a lot of reports, listing Xu Qingyun as an extremely dangerous person.

For this reason, they were forced to let a comrade who had infiltrated the Wuhan Station lie dormant to prevent him from being discovered by Xu Qingyun.

"it is good……"

Secretary Huang immediately told us what he knew.

In fact, what they knew about Xu Qingyun was mostly public information. The Military Intelligence Department had arrested many Japanese spies and traitors in the past six months, which made many people applaud.

A lot of information has leaked out, but most of it is not confidential.

Only how many Japanese spies and traitors they caught, where some Japanese spies infiltrated, which traitors held high positions, who had leaked many important secrets, etc.

There is no information about the investigation process, the source of clues, how the person was captured, when he was captured, and what the Japanese spy confessed.

"This Xu Qingyun is really amazing. He is born to be an intelligence agent."

After listening to Secretary Huang, even though he didn't know the details, Mr. Ke still sighed.

Those captured by Xu Qingyun were all genuine Japanese spies, not like other Kuomintang members who killed innocent people to gain credit.

There is no need to verify, just look at the traitors who were caught and see that their families failed to rescue them.

There were so many traitors, some of whom were of high rank and had better prospects, but they were found out by Xu Qingyun because they were working for the Japanese.

No matter how powerful Xu Qingyun is, he can't wrongly accuse so many people.

"He is indeed very capable. Fortunately, he is in the Military Intelligence Department. If he was in the Party Affairs Investigation Department, one of our comrades might have been killed."

Secretary Huang nodded slightly, and Mr. Ke's expression turned serious: "No matter where he is, he is a spy after all, and he will be a threat to us in the future. Now he is in Wuhan, and has already had a significant impact on the comrades in Wuhan. You must also pay attention in the future."

After a pause, Mr. Ke continued, "When working behind enemy lines, you must not be careless. You must always keep this in mind and not be reckless or rash. Only if we do our best will we not give them the opportunity to find us."

"Yes, don't worry, we will be careful."

Secretary Huang immediately responded that it was not easy for Mr. Ke to come, and meeting Mr. Ke was equivalent to giving them a backbone.

The next morning, Mr. Ke met with several important comrades from Nanjing. They had no idea who they were going to meet before they came, and it was Xiao Wu who brought them here, so they had no prior knowledge of the matter.

After meeting everyone, Mr. Ke immediately set off for Shanghai. No one, including Secretary Huang, knew Mr. Ke’s specific itinerary.

Only strict confidentiality can ensure Mr. Ke’s safety.

One day later, Haifeng County.

The family received a telegram two days ago saying that Xu Qingyun and his brother were coming back, probably this afternoon. The Xu family sent people to wait at the city gate this morning.

"A convoy is coming, it could be the young master and his group."

Suddenly, someone shouted on the city wall, and the people sitting below immediately stood up and looked up.

The convoy that came was indeed Xu Qingyun and his group. Nanjing to Haifeng is not far, but they did not travel fast on the road and it took them three full days to return.

"It's the young master and his friends."

After a while, the people on the city wall shouted again that there were Xu family's logos on the trucks. These logos were put up when they arrived near Haifeng to let people around know that this was the Xu family's convoy and not to have any delusions.

In troubled times, bandits are as numerous as cattle.

On the way here, Xu Qingyun and his crew encountered five gangs of bandits. Some of them ran away when they saw them displaying their weapons. These bandits only had a few homemade guns, and the number of one of them was even less than that of the Xu family's convoy.

They came to rob, simply seeking death.

Another larger group of bandits sent someone over to negotiate.

In the end, I gave them a few hundred dollars and they passed smoothly.

This group of bandits has a large number of people, but the number of guns they have is about the same as Xu Qingyun and his men. In terms of firepower, they are no match for the people around Xu Qingyun.

The purpose of giving money is to avoid casualties. If one person dies, the pension will be several hundred yuan. It is better not to fight if possible.

There are so many bandits, which shows how chaotic the situation is now.

The Kuomintang does not care about maintaining public order, but only about how to make money. How can the people support them?

"Qingyun, we're here."

The Xu brothers were in a car. When they saw the city wall of Haifeng County in the distance, Xu Qingshi became a little excited.

It was okay when I was in Tianjin before. After all, it was close to home and I could go back anytime I wanted. I could definitely be home within a day.

Now I am in Nanjing, farther away from home, and it is not easy to come back.

"Yes, home."

Xu Qingyun nodded slightly. In fact, this was his first time going home.

However, I have a very deep memory of my home. The Xu family is a prominent family in Haifeng. They are wealthy and powerful, with a big house in the county town, as well as a lot of land and ancestral home in the countryside.

In addition, they also have a large dyeing factory in Haifeng.

"Master, Master."

The housekeeper ran over quickly. He was the one who brought people to the city gate to pick someone up today. He thought they would arrive in the evening, but they arrived at noon.

"Uncle Peng, how are my father and uncle doing?"

"The old master and the second master are in good health and are waiting for you to come back."

The housekeeper's surname is Peng. He is the third generation housekeeper of the Xu family. This generation of housekeepers wanted to follow the family surname and change it to Xu, but Xu Qingshi's father did not agree.

As long as they keep their surname, the roots of their Peng family will not be cut off.

No matter what their surnames are, they are all members of the Xu family, and the Xu family will not treat them unfairly.

Entering the city was very smooth. Haifeng was the Xu family's territory, and the people at the city gate didn't dare to check.

Local prominent families like them are more accustomed to speaking in the county than the county magistrate. If the county magistrate wants to keep his position, he has to satisfy the Xu family.

If anyone from the Xu family had any objections, the county magistrate would be driven away immediately.

"Dad, second uncle."

When they arrived at the gate of the Xu family, Xu Qingshi was the first to get out of the car and rushed inside. The two elders of the Xu family were standing at the entrance of the main hall of the courtyard.

The ones who came back were their nephews, so the two of them didn't need to wait for anyone at the door.

"Dad, uncle."

Xu Qingyun also walked over. Xu Qingyun's uncle, Xu Jiazhi, was 58 years old this year, but he looked a little older, with half of his hair already white.

Xu Jiazhi is the head of the Xu family and the helmsman of the Xu family.

Xu Qingyun's father, Xu Jiaming, is fifty years old this year. Xu Qingyun had an older sister, but unfortunately she died young. Xu Jiaming had Xu Qingyun when he was thirty years old. Xu Qingyun grew up in love.

"It's good to be back."

The two elders were very excited when they looked at their sons. They had not seen their sons for a year. Now the two children were working hard outside and had made good achievements, which made them very pleased.

"Move everything down, be careful."

The housekeeper Uncle Peng was directing the servants in the house to move things. The Xu family had more than 30 servants alone, including maids, cooks, guards, etc.

If we count the tenants, farmhands, and people who work for the Xu family, there are nearly a thousand people, which is definitely a wealthy family.

There are a lot of things in the car, some of which don’t need to be put into the warehouse and can be taken down directly.

"You must be tired from the journey. Take a break first. I'll ask them to make some tea."

Xu Jiazhi spoke first and took the two of them into the living room and sat down. As a father, he naturally missed his son because he was away.

They also know that the two brothers have done a good job and improved over the past year.

First of all, there is Xu Qingshi. He is already the branch chief of the Nanjing Police Department. Although it is only a branch, it is not easy to hold this position in Nanjing. Xu Qingshi is so young, and sooner or later he will be promoted and be able to enter the General Bureau, and may even become a director like Wang Jiansheng.

As for Xu Qingyun, he developed faster than his brother.

In the Military Intelligence Department, he has become the deputy station chief of the Wuhan Station, and this deputy position is no different from the full-time position.

(End of this chapter)